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How does Man with a Movie Camera (Dziga Vertov, 1929) express the spirit of their time?

Na me :Ma j aSobi e s ka

Dz i g aVe r t o v ’ sMa nwi t haMo v i eCa me r ai safil mc r e a t e ddu r i n gt hes o v i e tmon t a g e fil m mo v e me n t . Ve r t o vc omb i n e sa ndc on t r a s t si ma g e sa ndc h a n g e st h epa c ea nd p a t t e r nofe di t i n gi no r d e rt oa c hi e v edi ffe r e nte ffe c t sa n de mo t i o ns . Th emo v e me n t b e g a ni n19 17wi t ht h ekul e s ho ve ffe c t , wh i c hp r o v e dt hei mp or t a n c eo fe d i t i n ga nd s ho ts e q ue n c e .Th es o vi e tmon t a g emo v e me ntwa se s pe c i a l l yi mp or t a ntd ur i n gt he Rus s i a nRe v o l u t i o n, a sr e v ol u t i on a r i e ss uc ha sLe ni nbe l i e v e dt ha tfil mwa sag oo d me t h odofp r o pa g a n dat oi n flu e nc et hepu bl i c . Ho we v e rTheMa nwi t ht h eMo v i n g Ca me r ai sno tafil mi nf a v ou rofpr o pa g a nd a ,a si th a snos t or y l i neo rna r r a t i v eb ut r a t h e rs h o wsav a r i e t yofp e o pl e , wh i c hbr i n g sac o l l e c t i vi s tme s s a g et ha ti n vi t e sust o a pp r e c i a t ee a c ho t he ra ndou rdi ffe r e ntl i v e s .

Th ee x pr e s s i o noft i mea n dpl a c ei nt hefil mi sb a s e dont h ei d e o l o gyoft h emo v e me nt Ki no Ey e ,a ndi sc o n v e y e db ys ho wi n gdi ffe r e ntki n dso fe v e nt st h a tt a k epl a c ei n Rus s i ao v e rt hec ou r s eofo neda y . Th ea c t i vi t i e sv a r yf r omf o ot ba l l , da n c e , s wi mmi n g , t r a i ndr i vi n g , de a t h ,b i r t ha nde v e nac on c e r t . I ti sa l s oi mpo r t a n tt ono t et h a tal a r g e p r o po r t i o noft h efil mi sun s t a g e d ,t h ust h emi s e e n s c e nepr e s e nt e di st h er e a l i t yof 1 92 9Ru s s i a . Thev a r i e t yo fs ho t sa n da c t i ona l s oa i dt h ec r e a t i o nofa ni ma g eofl i f ea t t h et i me . Fo re x a mp l e , Ve r t o vpr e s e n t st heRu s s i a na r c h i t e c t ur et hr o u ghac omb i n a t i o n o fl o wa n g e l sa ndc a nt e df r a me s .Thi sno te mph a s i s e st hea r c h i t e c t u r e ’ s“ d y na mi c f e a t ur e s ”b uta l s ot h r o u ght h epe r s pe c t i v eoft h ec a me r agi v e su sa ni d e ao fho w Rus s i a n ’ ss a wt h e i rc ou nt r y .Th enu mb e rofr e v ol ut i o nst a ki n gpl a c ea ta nda r ou ndt h e t i met hefil m wa sc r e a t e dme a n tt ha tt h ea t mos p he r ef e l ti nRus s i awa st h a tof

How does Man with a Movie Camera (Dziga Vertov, 1929) express the spirit of their time?

Na me :Ma j aSobi e s ka

i ns t a bi l i t ya ndt hedi s t or t e da n g l e df r a me sh e l pt oc r e a t et h i su ns t a b l es p i r i t e xp e r i e nc e da tt h et i me .

Onec h a r a c t e r i s t i cofs o vi e tmon t a g ei st h eus eo fr a pi de di t i n g , whi c hi sc l e a r l ys e e n i nTh eManwi t ht heMo v i n gCa me r a.Att h es t a r toft h efil m wes e eas e q ue nc eo f s ho t ss ho wi n gme npl a y i n gi n s t r ume nt s , a n di ti st hr ou ght h ef a s tpa c e dc ut t i n gt ha t t h ee ne r gya nds p i r i toft i mei sc on v e y e d .He r e , t h evi e we rc a nf e e lt h evi t a l i t ya nd p a s s i onoft h epe r f or ma nc eb e c a us et h es ho t sc h a n g es or a pi dl y , c r e a t i n gas e n s eof i nt e n s i t yb ot hons c r e e na ndi nt h evi e we r . I na dd i t i on ,f a s tpa c e de d i t i n gc a na l s obe s e e ni no t h e rpa r t soft h efil ms uc ha swhe nwes e eVe r t o vhi ms e l fc a r r yi n ghi sc a me r a a nds ho t so fma c h i n e r y . Th ee x t r e mef a s tpa c e dc ut t i n goft h i ss e q ue n c ej u mps b e t we e ns h ot soft h ec a me r a ma na ndt h ema c hi ne r y , wh i c hh e l p st oc on v e yt h er a pi d a d v a n c e me n to fma c h i n e r ya ndi n du s t r i a l i s a t i on .Th u si ti sc l e a rt h a tt h eu s eoff a s t p a c e de d i t i n gwa svi t a li ne xp r e s s i n gt hes pi r i toft i mea ndpl a c edu r i n gt h es o vi e t mo v e me nti nfil m.

Fi na l l y ,Ve r t o va i me dt ot e a c hhi svi e we r sa bo utt h epr oc e s soffil mma ki n gb y s ho wi n gt hed i ffe r e n ts t a g e sofp r o du c t i on ,p os tpr o du c t i ona nde xh i b i t i onpr o c e s s e s wi t h i nhi sfil m.I ti swor t hob s e r v i n gt ha tt h eon l yr e c o g ni s a bl ec h a r a c t e ri nt h efil mi s Th emanwi t ht heMo v i ec a me r ahi ms e l f , a ndi nt h i swa yhes ho wsh i sa ud i e nc et h e p r o c e s sofp r o du c t i on .I na d di t i o n, i nt h emi d dl eha l foft h efil m wes e eac l os eupof Ve r t o v’ swi f ewi t ht hefil mt a pei nhe rha n dsa nde xp e r i e n c et h epr oc e s so fc u t t i n g

How does Man with a Movie Camera (Dziga Vertov, 1929) express the spirit of their time?

Na me :Ma j aSobi e s ka

fil m-wh i c hs h o wc a s e st hepo s t p r o du c t i o na s pe c toffil mma ki n g . I nt e r msof e xh i b i t i onVe r t o vfil me dpe o pl ea tt h ec i n e mawa t c h i n gafil ma ndb ydo i n gs os ub t l y p r e s e nt e dt hea r toffil m ma ki n g .

Toc on c l ud e ,Ve r t o vt h ou g htt h a tfic t i o nfil mso fh i st i mewe r el i k e“ c i n e n i c o t i ne ” ,a d r u gt h a ti n vi t e dt h ea wa r e n e s so fv i e we r so fRus s i a ’ ss oc i a la ndpo l i t i c a lwor l d . Ve r t o vhi ms e l fdo e st h i swe l li nTheManwi t ht heMo v i eCa me r a, a shea l l o wsust o e xp e r i e nc et hea c t i o noft h ec i t yt h r o u ght h ec ombi na t i onoff a s tpa c e de di t i n g , c i n e ma t o gr a ph ya ndmi s e e n s c e ne , whi c hc r e a t et h er e a la t mo s ph e r eoft hec i t ya nd i t st i me , l e a di n gt ot h epr e s e nt a t i onofVe r t o v ’ sc ommun i s to ut l o okont h ewo r l d .

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